From 1946 to 1972 the USA was a major obstacle to China's objectives. ... USA and China were hostile up to the 1950's during the Korean War, as they were against each other, where China was with North Korea supporting communism and USA was preserving the integrity of South Korea (see Appendix A, Cowie H.R, (1980), Asia and Australia in World Affairs, Australia, page 100. Map showing who were supporting South Korea and North Korea in the Korean War, in June 1950), where the CCP recognised the importance of relations with their powerful communist neighbour; USSR. ... Map showing who we...

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The term "Cold War" means a war fought on every front except actual fighting. ... However it is difficult to see this as an actual cause of the Cold War, as the world was very different then, than it is in the twentieth century and it didn't involved the U.S. ... It is possible to say that the Cold War was a war of Communism versus Capitalism. ... Pg. 39) As the great depression was classed as a cause of World War II and as the depression was caused by capitalism, people thought capitalism may be a cause of a possible next World War. ... Truman said, "I believe it must be the policy...

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• Grade Level: High School

This was the first time people were actually concerned about communism spreading which lasted until 1991, the end of the cold war. ... Finally in 1949, NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was formed. ... Then China had a large role in spreading communism to Korea (Doc H). ... As South Korea being the capitalist country, and North Korea being the Communist country. ... People started to practice air-raid procedures, and some people built underground fallout shelters. ...

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Most of the people McCarthy accused were convicted. ... The U.S. got involved with Korea and Vietnam, both communist nations, and tried to occupy and convert them with new governments. The Korean conflict ended at the 38th parallel dividing the north and the south. ... Many blacks moved to the north, Chicago in particular, to get work and escape segregation. ... Business is good in the 60's with major tax cuts and the economy took off. ...

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They were not all communist, although communists actively involved themselves in most of the "wars of liberation", forming blocs within other movements where they did not have the strength to stand alone. ... (Tonkin Annam and Cochin China were regions in the North, Central and South Vietnam. ... French troops were concentrated in fortresses in North Vietnam fighting a static war. ... To this end, Dien Bien Phu was occupied and established as a major fortress in 1953. It was a serious tactical error, being sited too far from major centres where support resources were, and the enemy's capa...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate